Brain: Tumours
Commons · Question 37096 · Tabled 10 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 13 Mar 2025
Question
Asked by Freddie van Mierlo
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of commissioning of the use of Visualase for Inoperable brain tumours on the NHS.
Answer
Answered by Ashley Dalton, 13 Mar 2025
The decision to commission new services sits with integrated care boards (ICBs), overseen by NHS England. For proposed new treatments which require additional investment, NHS England carries out a relative prioritisation process to determine which service...